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Australian Committee Wants HTA Review To Begin Early In 2023

 
• By Ian Schofield

At its next meeting, the Australian committee responsible for reviewing the country's health technology assessment system will discuss feedback from stakeholders, including the pharmaceutical industry, on the draft terms of reference for the review.

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The terms of reference for Australia's HTA system review are being worked out • Source: Shutterstock

The committee that will lead the review of Australia’s health technology assessment system says that it will need to finalize the issues to be covered by the review early this year so that the 31 December 2023 deadline for its completion can be met.

Drawing up the terms of reference for the HTA policy and methods review is one of the first tasks for...

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